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you can use this and try to tell us where it's all going since that's part of your new report as well. >> basically, the afghan opium leaves the country through three different routes. about 150 tons of heroin reach pakistan. about 105 -- slightly more than that -- tons reach iran. and the remaining, which is about 55 tons of heroin reach central asia. of course this is not to stay in these three countries. a good deal of the pakistani cargo moves into iran and the whole lot goes through iran, into turkey, and then eventually into the european union. >> and a lot into russia. right? >> the segment which i show goes through central asia -- about 70 tons of it -- reach russia and then goes on. >> in your report you said the afghan economy generates $700 million into evil hands, some with black turbans, some with white collars. what do you mean? >> the black turbans are easily identified. you know with whom. white collars -- we intend to refer to, for example, officials in the afghan administration whether in kabul or in the provinces or in the federal government, or people in the army o
you can use this and try to tell us where it's all going since that's part of your new report as well. >> basically, the afghan opium leaves the country through three different routes. about 150 tons of heroin reach pakistan. about 105 -- slightly more than that -- tons reach iran. and the remaining, which is about 55 tons of heroin reach central asia. of course this is not to stay in these three countries. a good deal of the pakistani cargo moves into iran and the whole lot goes through...
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it should be used more often. my short unhappy life as a newsroom manager i only fired one person and he and i were happy over the next day. he was a screenwriter in hollywood. he was the smartest person who ever worked for me but went to capitol hill to cover hearings to read charles dickens novels. in large chunks of the testimony of what happened to the banking committee, you don't do any favors by leaving them in which they are not fit. it is not people who don't get it but people at odds with you. the corollary to that is relief cannot be a career terminator. you are not the right person for this job right now. you are an honest, loyal, duties will officer. that is what made general officer management work in world war ii. you were not successful within 90 days. sometimes less. relief did not end your career. one of the great nickname's ever was an assistant division commander, was relieved and devoted to colonel. saved the army and retired as a four star general. a more famous case, general terry, commander
it should be used more often. my short unhappy life as a newsroom manager i only fired one person and he and i were happy over the next day. he was a screenwriter in hollywood. he was the smartest person who ever worked for me but went to capitol hill to cover hearings to read charles dickens novels. in large chunks of the testimony of what happened to the banking committee, you don't do any favors by leaving them in which they are not fit. it is not people who don't get it but people at odds...
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but on -- unlike most of those other invasions, the of afghans do want us to perform and to compare us, our occupation to the soviets, is poor history on so many other levels. bruce mentioned the fact there was a countrywide insurrection. every ethnic group and every class was involved in that insurrection. the best account written of the afghan war in the early years, he calculated at any given moment, there were 175,000 or 250,000 approximately full-time soldiers on the battlefield fighting the soviets. even if you take the largest number of tam ban full-time soldiers, it's 20,000. we're facing a relatively small insurgency compared to what the soviets faced. this will not be obama's vietnam. this is a crazy comparison. it might be his afghanistan, that's a separate issue, but it will not be his vietnam. nva was 500,000 man army, supported by the soviets, they had, you know, it was a major problem for the united states. at the height of the violence in vietnam, 154 american soldiers were being killed every four days. that's the same number that were killed last year in afghanistan. s
but on -- unlike most of those other invasions, the of afghans do want us to perform and to compare us, our occupation to the soviets, is poor history on so many other levels. bruce mentioned the fact there was a countrywide insurrection. every ethnic group and every class was involved in that insurrection. the best account written of the afghan war in the early years, he calculated at any given moment, there were 175,000 or 250,000 approximately full-time soldiers on the battlefield fighting...
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they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and negotiating. i am willing to sit down and work with them. b>> there are a majority of elements. >> i will not vote for a bill that raises taxes. i will not vote for a bill lakers decided government. i will not vote for a bill that this government -- put his government in control of the decisions american should
they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no,...
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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what you can tl us. >> i thinkhis is very impoant. therwere reports a couple of years ago that anntire uckload of afghan national police uforms, were missg. hi been waiting as a nber of other analys for years to start tsee operations under the gue of as mp when they surgents were utilizing the unifor. thinwe have underestimated the degree to ich the taliban have infiltred the afghan national police a national army. let me give a st story. in kdahar this year i was told ba number of reliable sources at our interpreters at the ndahar aibase in kandahar had been iiltrated by the liban. and the taliban went to r interpreters and said wee not going to kill. what we want to knows every time pple are going out have a meeting into the dirict in kandahar province andther areas. so i think tt we have to reallytart to focus. i think the united states as was the alition has to start to foc on the infiltrati of the insurgents io both the afghan pole, the afghan nationalrmy and other elements. >> suarez: b quickly s ere any way of stopping that kin
what you can tl us. >> i thinkhis is very impoant. therwere reports a couple of years ago that anntire uckload of afghan national police uforms, were missg. hi been waiting as a nber of other analys for years to start tsee operations under the gue of as mp when they surgents were utilizing the unifor. thinwe have underestimated the degree to ich the taliban have infiltred the afghan national police a national army. let me give a st story. in kdahar this year i was told ba number of...
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faith that leads us to a commitment that is greater to us as individuals. hope. any of us who is without hope is most at risk. growth. that potential for claming postiming growth. if everyone of our front-line leaders, those nco's, those troops, if they knew the answer is about each of their troops, if we knew the answers about our family members and leaders and ourselves and how to engage each other in a meaningful and productive dialogue, perhaps we would be a step further away from the terminal signs of hopelessness and despair. that is our challenge. this is not business as usual. for as much as we have to learn, as much as we already know, we know that preventing suicide is first and foremost a public health and challenge. -- a public health challenge. at the center of our attention, the health and well-being of our warriors, our veterans, and yes, our families, those who are courageous enough to love us, but it goes on from there. we must build peer to peer support networks. we must build brazilian families and communities. safe leaders. -- we must build fa
faith that leads us to a commitment that is greater to us as individuals. hope. any of us who is without hope is most at risk. growth. that potential for claming postiming growth. if everyone of our front-line leaders, those nco's, those troops, if they knew the answer is about each of their troops, if we knew the answers about our family members and leaders and ourselves and how to engage each other in a meaningful and productive dialogue, perhaps we would be a step further away from the...
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i used to live there when i was a teenager. one thing i learned there -- >> you lived in afghanistan? >> 1969 to 1971 and kabul. my father was a professor for two years. i was a member of the afghanistan ski patrol junior grade and skied there. a lot of afghans are ill literate. it does not mean stupid. i'm not sure mints you will cultured. the average afghan probably knows more poe friday by heart than hardly anyone in america. you can run into afghan tribesmen that know hundreds of poems and thousands of proverbs. we would consider in their conversation quite literate. even when lived there, it seemed to me the warfare was w the afghan national sport. one of my favorite books on this reege son by john masters. it is a memoir of being in british officer in the 1930s. the a much began cousins showed up rather angrily and confronted him. where are our models, they said? they said turn enemy. no, no. you gave medals to the men on your side. we want our medals, too. you couldn't have had a good war without us. very much the afghan
i used to live there when i was a teenager. one thing i learned there -- >> you lived in afghanistan? >> 1969 to 1971 and kabul. my father was a professor for two years. i was a member of the afghanistan ski patrol junior grade and skied there. a lot of afghans are ill literate. it does not mean stupid. i'm not sure mints you will cultured. the average afghan probably knows more poe friday by heart than hardly anyone in america. you can run into afghan tribesmen that know hundreds...
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let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now experiencing. many look that he be in despair. they say aid is wasted, that there is no hope for this country. i would say this is not true. if we focus appropriately, we can achieve long-term benefits. putting haitians -- putting people to work is what brought our country out of its great depression. thank you very much. >> thank you. mr. dobbins. we must instill a sense of caution and regarding the prospects for working in a real transformation there. as the candidate for assistance, haiti has many advantages, incl
let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now...
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against us as a result. so between the military and the civilians, we will wind. that is not really how it is done or what history tells us. history tells us would you run effective counterinsurgency you kill a lot of people and if you don't you incarcerate them and engage in broad brush relatively harsh tactics to do that because the point* of counter in search counterinsurgency is to get order and you do it any way you can. doesn't matter if there is collateral damage or if you lock up the right people but it matters you are imposing order and security. that is the whole plan a point*. you don't kill with kindness you do that with military force. if you look at the british who are often acknowledged as the experts in counterinsurgency usually because they had colonies they had to run counterinsurgency operations to have security in the colonial empire. that is what the brits did. it is not pretty. it is ugly and runs counter to how we believe or what we believe we are as a country which is why the presiden
against us as a result. so between the military and the civilians, we will wind. that is not really how it is done or what history tells us. history tells us would you run effective counterinsurgency you kill a lot of people and if you don't you incarcerate them and engage in broad brush relatively harsh tactics to do that because the point* of counter in search counterinsurgency is to get order and you do it any way you can. doesn't matter if there is collateral damage or if you lock up the...
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can use less? bring it. with bounty. the thick quicker picker-upper. and try bounty napkins. now with new prints. >>> everyone wants to know will governor palin run for president in 2012? so far she won't say if she wants to be commander in chief it is important to know how she views the world what about pack stone. a country -- pakistan. a country that has nuclear weapons we've just given them 7.5 billion dollars we were there with secretary of state clinton pakistanis are furious at the americans they were unhappy that the .5 billion came with strings attach -- that the 7.5 billion came with strings attached they that was offensive and insulting. you india, why aren't we getting money? >> we have to make sure we are working closely with india, largest democracy of the world. we have to make sure that india and pakistan know the last thing the world needs is conflict between these two countries. they both need to understand that each other are not the problem. the taliban is the problem. there nee
can use less? bring it. with bounty. the thick quicker picker-upper. and try bounty napkins. now with new prints. >>> everyone wants to know will governor palin run for president in 2012? so far she won't say if she wants to be commander in chief it is important to know how she views the world what about pack stone. a country -- pakistan. a country that has nuclear weapons we've just given them 7.5 billion dollars we were there with secretary of state clinton pakistanis are furious at...
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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these are actors who are known to us or suspected to us to be very dangerous folks. a real good question here is sure that this be brought in? i would remind people, again, since our memories are short, that when i was in the white house, there was a great deal of pressure from congress and advocacy groups to which will downed the list -- to whittle down the list. there were susan cries about the number of names of the list, mistaken identity -- were cries about the number of names on the list, mistaken identities. host: is the list smaller today than it was when you are in the white house? guest: the master tide this is bigger now. when i left, we were closer to 500. that is now higher. there was always an attempt to refine the list and make sure you did not have wrong names on there, bad names. part of it is the commercial interests. part of it is you do not want to unnecessarily burdened travel for the american public. it is important for u.s. commerce. host: how often did you look at that list? when you are in the white house, your position was similar to john br
these are actors who are known to us or suspected to us to be very dangerous folks. a real good question here is sure that this be brought in? i would remind people, again, since our memories are short, that when i was in the white house, there was a great deal of pressure from congress and advocacy groups to which will downed the list -- to whittle down the list. there were susan cries about the number of names of the list, mistaken identity -- were cries about the number of names on the list,...
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analyze that for us. guest: again, when people start feeling more optimistic they actually come into the labor market. so if they're not hearing that their friends are getting jobs, if they don't see any help wanted signs, then maybe you say, maybe i'll stay home. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we didn't get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool -- the labor pool didn't grow because people are still that discouraged. and, you know, sometimes people just think, you know what, i am going to shovel drives for the winter. i don't feel like leaving the house. gas is so expensive. i am not going to drive around looking for work. host: it actually effects the national economy? guest: it helps hold down the guest: it helps hold down the unemployment so that we had a better looking number. how many people are sitting at home underemployed, and not getting raises, not getting bonuses. this is a grim picture for workers. this is an ongoing problem that the administration has to address. host: grisorevisio
analyze that for us. guest: again, when people start feeling more optimistic they actually come into the labor market. so if they're not hearing that their friends are getting jobs, if they don't see any help wanted signs, then maybe you say, maybe i'll stay home. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we didn't get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool -- the labor pool didn't grow because people are still that discouraged. and, you know, sometimes people just think, you know what, i am...
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benjamin has just shown us. the two keys to that are healthy and nutrition at regular physical activity. good nutrition in childhood sets the stage for lifelong healthy eating. it is not bad to eat, you just have to eat healthy. we need to encourage mothers to breast feed. we encourage child care providers in school to serve multifoods and families to have colorful, well-balanced meals together. in addition to counseling families everyday, pediatricians are now involved in a wide range of programs, apart during programs to promote healthy eating. we're developing guides for nutrition. we create cookbooks to hand out to parents. and parentand grandparents. this collectively as fundamental. play is the work of children. it not only helps them grow and build strong bodies but it actually improves their concentration and their ability to learn. working with schools like this one, boys and girls clubs, the american academy of pediatricians urges that every child has the opportunity to be active at least 60 minutes ev
benjamin has just shown us. the two keys to that are healthy and nutrition at regular physical activity. good nutrition in childhood sets the stage for lifelong healthy eating. it is not bad to eat, you just have to eat healthy. we need to encourage mothers to breast feed. we encourage child care providers in school to serve multifoods and families to have colorful, well-balanced meals together. in addition to counseling families everyday, pediatricians are now involved in a wide range of...
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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thank you. >> son used by using enhanced screening technology. are you using the body imaging systems as the primary method of screening? >> we the get security as a system of lasers. -- we look at security as a system securitylayeof layers. it is behavior detection, it is canines, it is increase law enforcement presence, it is a series of layers that we will be adding to the security we already have at our domestic airports in the wake of this instance. >> you said that 300 additional scanners will be deployed in 2010. was that planned before this event? how much will it cost? >> it was planned before this. there was already finding that the congress had appropriated for the tsa. with respect to how many more, we will be working on that as part of our ongoing review. i would caution you not to focus solelyÑi on that technology. Ñithis is a series of layers tht we will be enhancing. >> both of you and the president mentioned the word accountability. all of three he made the point that it was not just the mistake of one person. who is being held
thank you. >> son used by using enhanced screening technology. are you using the body imaging systems as the primary method of screening? >> we the get security as a system of lasers. -- we look at security as a system securitylayeof layers. it is behavior detection, it is canines, it is increase law enforcement presence, it is a series of layers that we will be adding to the security we already have at our domestic airports in the wake of this instance. >> you said that 300...
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and perfect to us. we love him more than anything. >> news week cover that caused a firestorm, governor wearing running shorts. it is sexist? that and more. here's a tease: what two celebrities did governor palin wait in line to meet, when they came to alaska? she tells you, coming up.eeec >>> it is impossible to deny the country is fascinated by governor palin. like it or not her personal life has been under a microscope. governor palin's memoir going rogue gets personal. so did our interview when she went on the error. i wanted to read it, everyone reads a book with his or her own eyes. and the horrible wicked rumor about whose child trigg was. you wereéhwsm so silent, i wondd if that was like people didn't realize what was going on in your life and the rumors get rolling. i wondered if that contributed to it? >> i don't know that stupid tin foil hat conspiracy some people won't let go of. they still bug my doctor, they still bug my attorney and they bug us about it about who is trigg's real mom.
and perfect to us. we love him more than anything. >> news week cover that caused a firestorm, governor wearing running shorts. it is sexist? that and more. here's a tease: what two celebrities did governor palin wait in line to meet, when they came to alaska? she tells you, coming up.eeec >>> it is impossible to deny the country is fascinated by governor palin. like it or not her personal life has been under a microscope. governor palin's memoir going rogue gets personal. so...
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i know that all of us love this country. all of us are committed to its defense. so let's put aside the school yard taunts about who is tough. let's reject the false choice between protecting our people and upholding our values. let's leave behind the fear and division and do what it takes to defend our nation and forge a more hopeful future for america and for the world. [applause] that's the work we began last year. since the day i took office, we have renewed our focus on the terrorists who threaten our nation. we have made substantial investments in our homeland security and disrupted plots that threatened to take american lives. we are filling unacceptable gaps revealed by the failed christmas attack with better airline security and swifter action on our intelligence. we have prohibited torture and strengthened part partnerships from the pacific, to south asia to the arabian peninsula. and in the last year, hundreds of al qaeda fighters and affiliates, including senior leaders, have been captured or killed, far more than in 2008. and in afghanistan, we are in
i know that all of us love this country. all of us are committed to its defense. so let's put aside the school yard taunts about who is tough. let's reject the false choice between protecting our people and upholding our values. let's leave behind the fear and division and do what it takes to defend our nation and forge a more hopeful future for america and for the world. [applause] that's the work we began last year. since the day i took office, we have renewed our focus on the terrorists who...
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jacqui jeras back with us. >> hey, fredricka. yeah, it was a great weekend to stay at home if you can and stay bundled up. our temperatures, 10 to 30 degrees below normal across the eastern two-thirds of the country. ridge of high pressure starting to push in. it will be less cold by monday. only 5 to 100 degrees below normal in the southeast and by midweek, most of us should be seeing temperatures that are much closer to where we should be for this time of the year. in the meantime tomorrow, we'll see 20s in minneapolis. that's a lot better than seeing the windchills in the 20s and 30s degrees below zero. and in terms of weather, we're going to be drying things up. this is a very dry, arctic air mass so we're going to see plenty of sunshine. our system in the pacific northwest quiets down so the good news, i can tell you out of all of this, we're not expng
jacqui jeras back with us. >> hey, fredricka. yeah, it was a great weekend to stay at home if you can and stay bundled up. our temperatures, 10 to 30 degrees below normal across the eastern two-thirds of the country. ridge of high pressure starting to push in. it will be less cold by monday. only 5 to 100 degrees below normal in the southeast and by midweek, most of us should be seeing temperatures that are much closer to where we should be for this time of the year. in the meantime...
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president, for joining us. as you said in the state of the union address on wednesday, jobs in the economy are number one and i think everyone in this room agrees with you on that. i represent the state of west virginia where we have a lot of coal and natural gas but miners and folks who are working and unemployed are concerned about some of your policies in these areas, cap and trade, an aggressive epa and the looming prospect of -- a prospect of higher taxes. in our minds, these are job- killing policies. i am asking if you would be willing to re-look at some of these policies with the high unemployment to show west virginians that you are listening. >> i listen all the time and including your governor who is somebody who i enjoy working with a lot before the campaign and now that i am president. i know west virginia struggles with unemployment. i know how important coal is to west virginia and a lot of the natural resources there. that is part of the reason why i have said that we need a comprehensive energy
president, for joining us. as you said in the state of the union address on wednesday, jobs in the economy are number one and i think everyone in this room agrees with you on that. i represent the state of west virginia where we have a lot of coal and natural gas but miners and folks who are working and unemployed are concerned about some of your policies in these areas, cap and trade, an aggressive epa and the looming prospect of -- a prospect of higher taxes. in our minds, these are job-...
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it used to be about 42%. now it was about 53% or so of people. i think the president in a number of ways domestically, a lot of business, a lot of spending. the promise, i think, of tax increases has taken people aback a little bit and i think he has damaged his brand, as they say in the language of merchandising which has now become the language of politics. i think jersey was the big election. i think obama had carried jersey i think by about 15 points just one year ago. now the democratic governor, a strong supporter of obama, obama had come and stood with him three times saying, new jersey, vote for this man. he just lost by five points. it was about a 20-point drop in support. that tells you something. jersey is a democratic state, but they're worried about specific things. unemployment, taxes, they worry about a lot in jersey. terrible property taxes. a bad economy. that's where their minds are. that's who votes in jersey. the president -- >> i lived in jersey. >> i lived in jersey. that's what they're worried about right now. >> still in j
it used to be about 42%. now it was about 53% or so of people. i think the president in a number of ways domestically, a lot of business, a lot of spending. the promise, i think, of tax increases has taken people aback a little bit and i think he has damaged his brand, as they say in the language of merchandising which has now become the language of politics. i think jersey was the big election. i think obama had carried jersey i think by about 15 points just one year ago. now the democratic...
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thank you. >> son used by using enhanced screening technology. are you using the body imaging systems as the primary method of screening? >> we the get security as a system of lasers. -- we look at security as a system securitylayeof layers. it is behavior detection, it is canines, it is increase law enforcement presence, it is a series of layers that we will be adding to the security we already have at our domestic airports in the wake of this instance. >> you said that 300 additional scanners will be deployed in 2010. was that planned before this event? how much will it cost? >> it was planned before this. there was already finding that the congress had appropriated for the tsa. with respect to how many more, we will be working on that as part of our ongoing review. i would caution you not to focus solelyÑi on that technology. Ñithis is a series of layers tht we will be enhancing. >> both of you and the president mentioned the word accountability. all of three he made the point that it was not just the mistake of one person. who is being held
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to some many of us, we did to so many of us, she is a role model. she is a mentor, teacher, coach and a dear friend. please join me in welcoming her. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am here on behalf of the secretary of defense. mr. gates was not available today and so he asked me to come in and provide some opening remarks on behalf of the department. i am very pleased to do so. thank you, general sudden, for those very kind words and that wonderful introduction. good morning to everyone. welcome to this second annual conference on suicide prevention. it is the only conference established to specifically address the issue of suicide in the military and a veteran population. it is very important that you all are here. it is quite obvious that you care and you spend many of your days and nights caring about this issue and making a difference and the lives of our service members and veterans and their families. i want to thank the distinguished guests who are here who were mentioned earlier and of course, i would like to thank the chairman of
to some many of us, we did to so many of us, she is a role model. she is a mentor, teacher, coach and a dear friend. please join me in welcoming her. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am here on behalf of the secretary of defense. mr. gates was not available today and so he asked me to come in and provide some opening remarks on behalf of the department. i am very pleased to do so. thank you, general sudden, for those very kind words and that wonderful introduction. good morning to...
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the people have to trust us for us to govern and can't trust us if they don't know what's going on. i know, mr. speaker, i went home to the holidays and they said what's going on. and i told them, you know as much as i do, because we're in the dark just as you are and that's not the way it ought to be. and i yield back. mr. gingrey: i thank the gentleman from tennessee and thank the gentleman from texas and the great state of georgia. mr. speaker, we thank all for the opportunity, the members of the g.o.p. doctors' caucus to explain to our colleagues on both sides of the aisle what the issues are. we did it in a fairway and did it in a way that is not a personal attack on any individual, any people member of this body or any member of the administration. we are asking the american people to give a fair chake. with that, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> address the house for the hour. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the chair recognizes t
the people have to trust us for us to govern and can't trust us if they don't know what's going on. i know, mr. speaker, i went home to the holidays and they said what's going on. and i told them, you know as much as i do, because we're in the dark just as you are and that's not the way it ought to be. and i yield back. mr. gingrey: i thank the gentleman from tennessee and thank the gentleman from texas and the great state of georgia. mr. speaker, we thank all for the opportunity, the members...
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i used to say, that is fine with me. there are a number who might have a word or two to say about that. i do not imagine that will happen anytime soon, but did these you can vote on this panel. the framers would they invented the u.s. government envisioned the united states congress as the first branch of government, the places where all the issues and pressures and the man decided to come together and be resolved. that did not always work as efficiently as they wanted it to work, but it probably work the way they -- it worked as a crossroads to the political system. i do not know about you on this? and how you feel about your jobs, but when i covered this, and was one of the most interesting jobs i have ever had. we're lucky to have five competent and straightforward members of congress before we began, i want to discuss some issues to. tipper o'neill used to said all politics is local, by which any think he meant no politics in succeed unless the public -- the political leaders closely bonded to the needs and demands o
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let us know. you can hit us up on our facebook and twitter sites. really all you have to do is go to bettynguyencnn or tjholmescnn. let us know what you think because we will be reading your response on the air. want to know if you like your job. >>> so, in with the new and, well, you know what to do with all those old gadgets. >> got some new god jets to show you now. have a look at the hottest gadgets at the consumer electronic show. a big deal. one in vegas. one in vegas. stay with us. you a cop? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ >>> give you an update on our top stories. this you're seeing here, this is the latest video, actually video we're just getting in this morning of the man believed to be the suicide bomb their killed seven cia operatives. and one jordanian last month. this newly released video aired on the arabic tv network al jazeera shows ham mall khalil abu mulal al balawi. his brother said this is him. he vowed for the revenge of the killing of baitullah mehsud. >>> arrest in the security breach. a graduate student at ruckers universi
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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he has made it very clear to those of us serving in his cabinet that he not only wants us to do the best job we possibly can running our own agencies but feels that it is a wasted opportunity if we are not leveraging our assets with our allies the iraq government so there is a lot of very exciting interagency work going on. i work on a very regular basis with everybody from the attorney general to the secretary of education and housing and urban development secretary in ways that really have never happened before. everybody in our agency acknowledges that. while there has always been some talk about this kind of collaborative effort it really has never been systemically approached and it is a commitment that we are making throughout the government. so we have interdepartmental partnerships their interagency council on homelessness which many of you are working on and are familiar with. to the juvenile justice coordinating council which actually meets later today, through various interagency working groups on youths that meet on a regular basis and we are doing what we can to make sure th
he has made it very clear to those of us serving in his cabinet that he not only wants us to do the best job we possibly can running our own agencies but feels that it is a wasted opportunity if we are not leveraging our assets with our allies the iraq government so there is a lot of very exciting interagency work going on. i work on a very regular basis with everybody from the attorney general to the secretary of education and housing and urban development secretary in ways that really have...
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. >> it was used a lot and it was used by democrats, too. >> not to give credence to when it was used in the past but understand i think we found it remarkable and most people would find remarkable level that has been used on things that ultimately ended up being the ultimate approval of the legislation ended being non- controversial. when you filibuster something does ultimately approved with 88490 boats, what were you filibustering? >> the 60 votes has been around awhile. it has not been invented by republicans. >> no, but it has been used with great regularity in a way that is the unseen before. >> is because the president has not been willing to talk to them and reach across the aisle? >> we can go back and forth on this but what do you think they would say of something that the ultimately voted 488-10? -- voted for a 88-10? >> they're probably not really trying to block it. that's just become standard. >> i think that goes to the gamesmanship that it's played in this tempered people throughout this country are simply tired of watching it. >> president clinton was famous for modes
. >> it was used a lot and it was used by democrats, too. >> not to give credence to when it was used in the past but understand i think we found it remarkable and most people would find remarkable level that has been used on things that ultimately ended up being the ultimate approval of the legislation ended being non- controversial. when you filibuster something does ultimately approved with 88490 boats, what were you filibustering? >> the 60 votes has been around awhile. it...
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bruce gave us a 60 days and i think strobe for minicam to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interests were at stake. in these two countries. this was not vietnam where the vietcong posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq where saddam hussein similarly did not oppose a direct threat. this was an area where attacks on our soil and other countries, including pakistan itself, and the people out there've had said very clearly they would do it again as the new mass on christmas day demonstrates so fully. in fact, this particular person was not trained in pakistan does not change the fact that the aspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda, and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan-pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue, and we could not walk away from it. the second question was, therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a series of speeches and public statements by preside
bruce gave us a 60 days and i think strobe for minicam to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interests were at stake. in these two countries. this was not vietnam where the vietcong posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq where saddam hussein similarly did not oppose a direct threat. this was an area where attacks on our soil and other countries, including pakistan itself, and the people out there've had said very clearly they would...
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you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at. next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree, in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable, bright guy. i do not think he has those qualities of character. i do not mean to say that he has no character at all that americans look to have as their president. i think obama, for all the mistakes he has made, has proved that people have a deep sense of comfort up and we did with him, as a person. biden is more of a hyperactive person. -- deep sense of comfort with him, as a person. host: franklin, new hampshire. caller: mr. traub, i know you denounced the history of vice- president cheney, and you believe that he was just awful. if you would be k
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mary schiavo joins us from detroit on this story. thank you for joining us. let's start certainly with the top of the mind subject, abdulmutallab. how was he able to get so far? >> he was able to get so far because we have lots of people involved in security and a lot of watch lists. unfortunately, because we have four different watch lists and they're progressively more alampling, he did not make it onto the most alarming one, the do not fly list. before that, there's a secondary screen list, about 14,000 names on that, and beyond that there's a 400,000 name list and a 500,000 name list. he simply did not make it onto the no fly list, although he should have been, and that's an executive department function, a law enforcement function, and they did not coordinate. >> mary, people at home, critics will say, wait, his father went to a u.s. embassy to warn them, number one. two, there was a report that resulted because of that warning. why did he not make it onto this list? >> well, that's very disturbing because that's the same question a lot of people had abo
mary schiavo joins us from detroit on this story. thank you for joining us. let's start certainly with the top of the mind subject, abdulmutallab. how was he able to get so far? >> he was able to get so far because we have lots of people involved in security and a lot of watch lists. unfortunately, because we have four different watch lists and they're progressively more alampling, he did not make it onto the most alarming one, the do not fly list. before that, there's a secondary screen...
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that is new to us. that is something of a surprise, but it is the way we have to move in the future. the fascinating thing to me is that as the incentives of the health reform package are moving through an materializing and people are seeing what they are, for the first time i'm hearing that the conversations in our conference rooms in meetings where we say, ok, how could we as large groups of people, surgeons working with anesthesiologists, primary physicians and others, make it so that we have a package of care that is smarter and less costly? host: i want to show you a few of the headlines regarding healthcare in the morning newspapers today. from "the washington times," "pelosi sees democrats close on health care." stories about the use of the excise tax on high-cost insurance, the difference between the house and senate. nework times," "obama cost insurance." in "the washington "experts remain skeptical of taxing health benefits." finally come in "the wall street journal," it david wessel writes ab
that is new to us. that is something of a surprise, but it is the way we have to move in the future. the fascinating thing to me is that as the incentives of the health reform package are moving through an materializing and people are seeing what they are, for the first time i'm hearing that the conversations in our conference rooms in meetings where we say, ok, how could we as large groups of people, surgeons working with anesthesiologists, primary physicians and others, make it so that we...
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tell us what you mean by that. >> this cold weather gives us an opportunity to deepen our relationship, build a relationship with individuals and help them to focus on how they can get out of their homelessness. we have more time with the homeless, and that opportunity gives us a wonderful privilege to talk with them about programs and services that are offered here that move people out of homelessness. >> reporter: thank you so much, mr. smith. they not only provide a warm place to rest and food, showers, but they have many programs to try to get people out of the situation that they're in. and t.j. and betty, they're able with this cold weather to spend more time with them. normally they're in and they're out, but they're able to actually move them into another part of the building that they're able to talk with them more, show them what's available to try to get them back on the road to not be homeless. and want to tell you before i go the people in the green headbands that you see here were here to work on another mission but because of the cold weather were diverted here to the ga
tell us what you mean by that. >> this cold weather gives us an opportunity to deepen our relationship, build a relationship with individuals and help them to focus on how they can get out of their homelessness. we have more time with the homeless, and that opportunity gives us a wonderful privilege to talk with them about programs and services that are offered here that move people out of homelessness. >> reporter: thank you so much, mr. smith. they not only provide a warm place to...
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john joins us from las vegas. amazing how we have seen huge improvements. >> the next thing you mentioned, skype is coming to the living room on to home tvs. you would be able to make a conference call with family in other parts of the country, sitting on your coach. they could sit on theirs. the idea, it is a little more comfortable. the image is bigger. obviously, on a tv than a laptop if you are doing a web call like this one. so, you know, it gives you sort of a more life like feel. they north just this little postage stamp on your screen. >> yes, go ahead. >> you go ahead. >> the other thing they were saying to me. they were saying it would be good at a party so your friend in another city could see your gathering. i don't know how fun that would be in reality. it's a thought. >> almost like you were here but you are not. >> exactly. >> when you talking about hooking this up to your television, are we talking about just a new connection that's being made available to hook up your pc to your television or is i
john joins us from las vegas. amazing how we have seen huge improvements. >> the next thing you mentioned, skype is coming to the living room on to home tvs. you would be able to make a conference call with family in other parts of the country, sitting on your coach. they could sit on theirs. the idea, it is a little more comfortable. the image is bigger. obviously, on a tv than a laptop if you are doing a web call like this one. so, you know, it gives you sort of a more life like feel....
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this is useful for us and that for al qaeda. when you can symbolically to great senior leaders, that is bad for them. a talk about -- i talked about things that drive them through the roof. if they do not want to deal with that. the fact that he would announce these was a strategic blunder. i think it was out of ego. he was trying to be too cute. >> and thank you. that goes to underscore what it is so amazing that abu yahya is a leader that nobody is talking about. he has laid out an entire plant for what you would think somebody would be doing. with that, i would like to turn it over to questions and discussion. if everybody could introduce yourselves and wait for the microphone to come to you. also, please leave it to a question and not a blunt comment. who would like to start? in the front. >> i wanted to ask you if you would elaborate on the implications of the generational change in al qaeda if we look at abu yahya as an example of generational change, what that means for their relationship with other groups, specifically w
this is useful for us and that for al qaeda. when you can symbolically to great senior leaders, that is bad for them. a talk about -- i talked about things that drive them through the roof. if they do not want to deal with that. the fact that he would announce these was a strategic blunder. i think it was out of ego. he was trying to be too cute. >> and thank you. that goes to underscore what it is so amazing that abu yahya is a leader that nobody is talking about. he has laid out an...
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please continue helping us. thank you. >> in a few moments, perspectives on afghanistan and pakistan from national security advisor general james jones and senator karl levin, chairman of the armed services committee. in about an hour and a half, a look at u.s. policy in latin america. and later, a news conference announcing the formation of a bipartisan federal debt reduction task force. on "washington journal" tomorrow morning victoria mcgrane of politico will take your questions on the ghi, including raising the debt limit and debt reduction commission. and we'll be live from the washington auto show with jim campbell of general motors, susan cischke from ford and jim o'donnell with b.m.w. "washington journal" live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> in the nation's capital and across the country, listen to c-span radio in washington at 90.1 f.m. and on xm satellite radio channel 132. it's also a free app for your iphone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> now national security advis
please continue helping us. thank you. >> in a few moments, perspectives on afghanistan and pakistan from national security advisor general james jones and senator karl levin, chairman of the armed services committee. in about an hour and a half, a look at u.s. policy in latin america. and later, a news conference announcing the formation of a bipartisan federal debt reduction task force. on "washington journal" tomorrow morning victoria mcgrane of politico will take your...
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no one would lend it to us. the interest rates we would have to pay would sink our economy and mean that we were putting most of our tax dollars into debt service. why am i confident that we might succeed in this endeavor tax is partly because, actually, if you look at what needs to be changed, rather small changes in the un member of things -- in a number of things, spending and tax programs, phased in over time can solve this problem. we are a productive, growing economy. this is not a problem that is unique to us. it is largely caused by the fact that we have an aging population and of rising cost of medical care so that our medical commitments and our pension commitments will grow faster than the economy and faster than taxes at any feasible rate of taxation. so we have to do something about this. but, the japanese have the worst problem. they are aging faster than we are. the europeans are aging faster than we are. many of them have taken drastic steps. we have not had to face this problem because we were l
no one would lend it to us. the interest rates we would have to pay would sink our economy and mean that we were putting most of our tax dollars into debt service. why am i confident that we might succeed in this endeavor tax is partly because, actually, if you look at what needs to be changed, rather small changes in the un member of things -- in a number of things, spending and tax programs, phased in over time can solve this problem. we are a productive, growing economy. this is not a...
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explain to us what he is talking about. what he means by that. >> well, he is zeroing in on this cia and potentially other intelligence officials who have sort of what is called a pre-9/11 mentality and in the early part, the preliminary findings the president ordered that he get by last thursday and what we told by other officials is that the cia knew that the eventual suspect had some or appeared to have some ties to extremists in yemen, and potentially elsewhere and did not share that with other intelligence officials, and that is the kind of breakdown we saw that led to 9/11, but thankfully in this case, it fizzled out, because it did not fully detonate, but it could have been a horrific attack on christmas day. the president on tuesday, the first full day at the white house will have after this vacation, cia leaders and other bell jens leaders in the situation room demanding answers and beyond that pointing blame, and what went wrong and what are you going to fix now? how do you prevent future attacks, and that is the
explain to us what he is talking about. what he means by that. >> well, he is zeroing in on this cia and potentially other intelligence officials who have sort of what is called a pre-9/11 mentality and in the early part, the preliminary findings the president ordered that he get by last thursday and what we told by other officials is that the cia knew that the eventual suspect had some or appeared to have some ties to extremists in yemen, and potentially elsewhere and did not share that...
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explain to us what he's talking about. what he he means by that. >> he's zeroing in on this cia, personally other intelligence officials who have sort of a pre9/11 mentality. in the early part, the preliminary findings of the investigation that the president ordered he get by last thursday, we're told he's getting in terms of information. the cia knew this eventual suspect had some -- appeared to have some ties to extremists in yemen, and didn't share that with other intelligence officials. that was the kind of breakdown we saw that lead to 9-11. it fizzled out, because it didn't fully detonate. it could have been an horrific attack on the united states. the president on his first full day in the white house after the vacation will be demanding answers about what went wrong and pointing blame, what went wrong, what are you going to fix now to prevent future attacks, that's really the point of all of this. >> yeah, and it's a good reminder there, as you are with the president, the president is vacationing, and you can see s
explain to us what he's talking about. what he he means by that. >> he's zeroing in on this cia, personally other intelligence officials who have sort of a pre9/11 mentality. in the early part, the preliminary findings of the investigation that the president ordered he get by last thursday, we're told he's getting in terms of information. the cia knew this eventual suspect had some -- appeared to have some ties to extremists in yemen, and didn't share that with other intelligence...
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>> thank you for joining us. as you said in your state of the union address, jobs and the economy are number one. Ñiçói agree with you on that. Ñii represent their state of wet virginia. we have a lot of coal and a lot of natural gas. my miners and the folks that are working and those are -- who are unemployed are very concerned by your policies in these areas, cap and trade, an aggressive epa, and the looming prospect of higher taxes. ñrin our minds, these are job killing policies. i'm asking you if you would be willing to add some of these policies with the highest unemployment and the ensure economy that we have now, to assure west virginians that you are listening. >> i listen all the time including to your governor who is somebody who i enjoyed working with a lot before the campaign and now that i am president. know that the west virgin -- that west virginia struggles with unemployment and i know how important coal is to estrogen and a lot of our natural resources there. that is part of the reason i hav
>> thank you for joining us. as you said in your state of the union address, jobs and the economy are number one. Ñiçói agree with you on that. Ñii represent their state of wet virginia. we have a lot of coal and a lot of natural gas. my miners and the folks that are working and those are -- who are unemployed are very concerned by your policies in these areas, cap and trade, an aggressive epa, and the looming prospect of higher taxes. ñrin our minds, these are job killing policies....
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us stay. our officials and the afghan officials are countering this by pointing out statements made by the secretary of defense and by members of the administration than we are there for a long- term strategic partnership. usaid is there big time, helping as after the clearing and holding and to show them we want a long-term strategic partnership. we are building to consulate -- two consulates to show the we do not intend to leave. it is a problem certainly politically for us with the 2011 date. by the same token, our generals are good people. they understand the chain of command. the work for the secretary of defense and the president of the united states. they are following their decision with regard to capture enemy combatants. as the minority leader said, when asked the question of an " what do we do with captured enemy combatants?" it was clear that the answer was confusion and uncertainty on the part of our troops and the afghan security forces. that is something that we will have to be
us stay. our officials and the afghan officials are countering this by pointing out statements made by the secretary of defense and by members of the administration than we are there for a long- term strategic partnership. usaid is there big time, helping as after the clearing and holding and to show them we want a long-term strategic partnership. we are building to consulate -- two consulates to show the we do not intend to leave. it is a problem certainly politically for us with the 2011...
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thank you all for joining us. my colleagues and i will hang around here for the next half-hour or so if anyone wants to talk further. thanks a lot. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i am always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of regulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you tax or regulate something you tend to get less and tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" it's easy co create a national broadband plan, net neutrality in the wireless industry. saturday at 6:30 p.m. on c-span. >> now a discussion on immigration and the economy including a report on the economic effect of allowing illegal immigrants to gain legal status. this hour-long event is hosted by the center for american progress and the american immigration council. >> if everyone could take a seed we are going to get started. good morning and welcome to the center for american progress. my name is angela kelley and i'm the vice president for advocacy here. i will
thank you all for joining us. my colleagues and i will hang around here for the next half-hour or so if anyone wants to talk further. thanks a lot. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i am always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of regulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you tax or regulate something you tend to get less and tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" it's easy co create a...
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let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that voluntarism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs. if we've set the ground rules on reconstruction correctly, we will be able to create sustainable jobs. as a doctor, i can tell you that bad infrastructure and a faultless policy are visible in the bodies of the port as the benefits of good policy and will decide infrastructure. i have witnessed many political interventions in haiti and multiple coups. they have been pleasant and unpleasant, even if they pale in the shadow of what we are currently experiencing proof man. many say that haiti is hopeless. i say this is not true. we can achieve long-term benefits for haiti. putting haitians back to work and offering the dignity that comes with ofhaving a job is exactly what brought our country out of the great depression. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, dr. farmer. mr. dobbins. >> thank you. the history of prior american internationaand and internationl intervention in haiti, it ha
let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that voluntarism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs. if we've set the ground rules on reconstruction correctly, we will be able to create sustainable jobs. as a doctor, i can tell you that bad infrastructure and a faultless policy are visible in the bodies of the port as the benefits of good policy and will decide infrastructure. i have witnessed many political interventions in haiti and multiple coups. they have been pleasant and...
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in 2010, it could be inflation. >> stay with us. coming up -- zuma prepares to marry his third wife. we find t how south africans feel about polygamous marriage. and how love and on is experiencing a fashion renaissance. >> bbc has obtained evidence that computer software may have caused the loss of a helicopter and southwestern scotland in 1994. the aircraft -- it found the pilots guilty of gross negligence. >> june 1994, a helicopter crashed. all 29 people on board were killed. it was determined that the helicopter was serviceable and there were the. they found the pilots guilty of gross negligence. now an internal document proves there were no serious concerns and warnings over the engine control computer software. it describes it as positively dangerous, the density of deficiencies is so high that the software is unintelligible. the pilot's control of the engines cannot be assured. this evidence was not included in the original inquiry. at the time of the crash, the test pilot was ordered to stop helping with the air accident in
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they are using it as a sanctuary. . . is that your question? >> there is increasing evidence if you want to break it down of the and working together, so i did not know if one girl -- one goal is to focus on -- you are saying we have to get rid of -- >> it is very clear one goal is to help pakistan understand the taliban threat is real and to take action against the afghan taliban in pakistan korean -- pakistan kerrigan -- in pakistan. i do not believe they have moved to the point. frankly, i believe it is the source of conjecture among many people us to when they will begin taking action against the afghan taliban. >> i agree with everything mike said and would add one point. i think to the extent of both pakistan and afghanistan believe we're going to be your and not begin to exit in 2011, the attractiveness of ignoring the afghan taliban in pakistan goes down. >> i wonder if you could tell us to the general was. >> i will tell you that we ask the question of the detainee issue, and i think it is not in any way to say the situation is confusi
they are using it as a sanctuary. . . is that your question? >> there is increasing evidence if you want to break it down of the and working together, so i did not know if one girl -- one goal is to focus on -- you are saying we have to get rid of -- >> it is very clear one goal is to help pakistan understand the taliban threat is real and to take action against the afghan taliban in pakistan korean -- pakistan kerrigan -- in pakistan. i do not believe they have moved to the point....
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to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of success. but, if your enemy thinks he is winning, he is not likely to be inclined to reconciliation or accommodation, so first we have got to change the strategic logic in afghanistan, as we did successfully in iraq. reconciliation and accommodation. host: the use of money in this situation, bringing the taliban in, paying them to become part of the afghan government -- talk about that. why is that a strategy to use? guest: the taliban is not a government, not monolithic. it is various constituents with diff
to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of...
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he joins us now from amman, jordan. what can you tell us about this guy and the fact that we're seeing this videotape now? >> reporter: there are several things about it, betty. for the family, it's final confirmation that this really is their son and this is what he set out to do, and he explains it in the video. i mean, when i talked to his father, he said he was very, very sad. when i pushed him about what he thought about it, he said he was angry about the people that had done this so his son. he wouldn't be explicit, but what he meant was the intelligence agencies. he's holding them responsible for taking his son and putting him in a position where he ended up getting involved in a suicide bombing. what we've heard in this video is a very clear warning, if you will, if the cia and the jordanian intelligence operatives that money is not going to buy off ideological people like al balawi here. he said he did this in the name of god. it's interesting, as well, this arab doctor coming from the middle east to pakistan,
he joins us now from amman, jordan. what can you tell us about this guy and the fact that we're seeing this videotape now? >> reporter: there are several things about it, betty. for the family, it's final confirmation that this really is their son and this is what he set out to do, and he explains it in the video. i mean, when i talked to his father, he said he was very, very sad. when i pushed him about what he thought about it, he said he was angry about the people that had done this so...